Bankruptcy Blogs

Back Yard Burgers Files for Bankruptcy in Delaware

10/23/12

On October 17, 2012, Back Yard Burgers, Inc.

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Stanford Receiver's Fraudulent Transfer Judgment Against Democratic and Republican Committees

10/23/12
In a display of pre-election bipartisanship, the Fifth Circuit affirmed a fraudulent transfer judgment in favor of Stanford International Bank Receiver Ralph Janvey against five Democratic and Republican campaign committees totaling approximately $1.6 million.    Janvey v. Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Inc., No. 11-10704 (5th Cir. 10/23/12), which can be found here.
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MyConsumerTips.info

10/23/12
I have been working for a few years in developing and creating a consumer outreach website at MyConsumerTips.info.  The site is purely non-profit and has no sponsors or advertisers. It aims to simply provide consumers with “consumer tips” that change each day, independent summaries regarding debt-related and other consumer rights, quizzes and polls regarding such issues, and other consumer protection resources. It is user-friendly and interactive.
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Bankruptcy Boutique Opens New York Office

10/23/12

Enterprising folks were long told to go west. Now, some are looking east.

Bankruptcy boutique Stutman, Treister & Glatt, long based in Los Angeles, on Monday opened its first New York office since its 1948 founding.

Veteran restructuring attorneys Michael H. Goldstein and William P. Weintraub will lead the new office, where they’ll be joined by four other attorneys.

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Lawmakers Say IRS Could Sink Alaska’s Small Airlines

10/23/12

A scene in National Geographic’s “Alaska Wing Men” television series shows pilot Jack Barber weaving his small charter airplane in and out of white plumes that hide the Merrill Pass’s jagged cliff line.

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Why Washington Wants Community Banks Out of the Way

10/23/12

The flood of new regulation, demands for more capital, harsh enforcement and an unexplained three-year-old de facto moratorium on de novo charters lead one to believe Washington wants fewer community banks

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I Wade Into Presidential Politics

10/23/12

Or why the bankruptcy professor is relevant, over at Dealbook.

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Look Beyond Bonuses to Keep Your Best Bankers

10/23/12

Banks can retain their best and brightest staff by offering career advancement opportunities, competitive base salaries, adequate training and attentive performance management.

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